Hurtigruten, Norway's coastal shipping service and cruise line, has deployed a new mobile network based on the Aruba Mobile Virtual Enterprise (MOVE) architecture from Aruba Networks, to deliver Wi-Fi and internet services to employees and passengers.

V.Ships, the world's largest independent ship manager serving a fleet of over 1,000 vessels, has selected the mini-VSAT Broadband service from KVH as its preferred satellite communications solution.

Norwegian shipboard mobile phone services provider Maritime Communications Partner (MCP) reports that it has agreed a new telecommunications contract with Norwegian Cruise Line, covering the entire existing fleet as well as two newbuilds.

Singapore-based Thome Ship Management is to implement Inmarsat's FleetBroadband system on its ships following a deal with AND Group, which also includes delivery of AND's IPSignature2 communications software.

ORBIT Communication Systems and Milano Teleport report that they have received new orders for their VSAT solution combining ORBIT's OrBand C-band VSAT system and Milano Teleport's C-Band satellite capacity and value added services.